Month: December 2018

Thousands of athletes and spectators are descending on the valley this weekend for the first-ever Ironman triathlon in La Quinta and Indian Wells. Details on roadways closed this Sunday due to the Ironman More than 3,000 athletes have come to swim, bike and run 70.3 miles Sunday in the sold out race, many traveling from

Some roads in Indian Wells and La Quinta will be closed this Sunday for the first annual Ironman Triathlon. The 70.3-mile triathlon starts at 7 a.m. at Lake Cahuilla, go through La Quinta, and end at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. The City of La Quinta provided a guide for getting around the city Sunday:

Seven years ago, Isaac Giron set a lofty goal, to get every possible merit badge in the Boy Scouts of America. Now, just before his 18th birthday, he has done it, becoming an eagle scout around the same time. “It makes me feel like I accomplished a lot and it makes me feel really really

A California Highway Patrol officer has been arrested for allegations of sexual misconduct involving minors. Robert Stephano, 44, was arrested in Twentynine Palms on Friday by the Sheriff’s Department Specialized Enforcement Detail. According to the Sheriff’s Department, he is facing charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a child between 14 and 15 years old,

Felon arrested after officers find several rifles and handguns, hundreds of rounds, drugs, and $35,000 in cash. According to the Indio Police Department, Alfredo Barajas, 26, of Coachella was arrested during a joint search warrant raid this morning. Those raids were apart of several throughout Coachella, La Quinta and Bermuda Dunes that stemmed from an

Update 3:30 p.m.: PSPD announced N. Indian Canyon is back open. ——————————- Palm Springs Police closed Indian Canyon Drive through the White Water Wash due to flooding late Thursday night. Indian Canyon Drive was closed from Tramview Road to Palm Springs Station Road at 11:40 p.m. Police asked motorists to avoid the area. There was

Highway 243 will be shut down for the week, causing headaches for those looking to visit the mountain communities and business owners. “Well, we were coming up to work. We got a little over halfway and then came across a roadblock and got turned around,” said Marc Peterman, an Idyllwild store owner. HWY 243 is

It could be nearly 4 years before construction drawings for the Virgin Hotel project are even submitted to the City of Palm Springs due to delays. Grit development principal Michael Braun told KESQ’s Brooke Beare Friday night the issues have to do with anticipated lawsuits regarding the prevailing wage. A letter dated Oct. 26, from

The Palm Springs City Council is expected to adopt a voting district boundary map Monday, the culmination of the city’s yearlong transition from at-large to district-based elections. The final map, titled “Middleton Test 6b – D2/D3 swap,” caps off a process that began earlier this year, which included drafting a series of map proposals based

An alleged drunken driver was in custody today on suspicion of running a red light, triggering a three-vehicle major-injury crash in Palm Desert. Andre Rosales, 32, of Coachella, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol following the collision, which occurred about 6 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Fred Waring Drive

La misión del Valle de Coachella tiene como meta colectar 15 mil juguetes para los niños menos afortunados de nuestro Valle en esta navidad,es por eso que necesita de todas las personas de buena voluntad y dueños de negocios para que puedan donar diferentes juguetes para niños y niñas. “Estamos tratando de colectar 15 mil

A parolee who allegedly stabbed a man to death in Desert Hot Springs last year must stand trial on a murder charge, a judge ruled today. Joseph Arrez, 38, is charged in the slaying of 37-year-old Edwin Carreto, whose body was found at 10:35 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2017, in the 66500 block of Fourth

A woman has been arrested for attempting to shoplift two shopping carts worth of stolen goods from the La Quinta Kohl’s. On Thursday, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team responded to the Kohl’s located at 78950 Highway 111 in La Quinta to assist with a shoplifting arrest. According to

Mas de un centenar de estudiantes en el valle estan perjudicados tras el cierre del Brightwood College con sede en Palm Springs, la universidad se habia hecho cargo Kaplan College en el centro comercial Palm Springs en junio de 2016. A los estudiantes nuevos se les dijo que pagarían unos $ 16,000 para obtener la

A graduate of La Quinta High School served as a U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard and Guard of Honor as former President George H.W. Bush was lying in state in Washington D.C. Bush passed away in his home in Houston on Friday, he was 94 years old. Bush served as the 41st president of the United

Algunas calles en Indian Wells y La Quinta estarán cerradas este domingo por el primer Triatlón Ironman anual. El triatlón de 70.3 millas comienza a las 7 a.m. en el lago Cahuilla, pasa por La Quinta y finaliza en los jardines de tenis Indian Wells. La Ciudad de La Quinta proporcionará una guía para moverse

Effective Monday, December 3 rd , KESQ News Channel 3 will begin producing local newscasts for CBS Local 2. Gulf California Broadcasting (GCB) and parent company News-Press & Gazette Broadcasting announced the following Monday-Friday newscast lineup in a station meeting held November 30 th . KESQ News Channel 3 CBS Local 2 5am News Channel

All evacuation orders have been lifted for Holy Fire burn area. The evacuations were lifted as of 7 a.m. this morning, according to Cal Fire. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1071089122624716800″,”author_name”:”CAL FIRE Riverside”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;&#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/HolyFloodWatch?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#HolyFloodWatch&#lt;/a&#gt; All evacuation warnings have been lifted.&#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/RivCoReady?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@RivCoReady&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/CtyLakeElsinore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@CtyLakeElsinore&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/800PWSYNm8″&#gt;pic.twitter.com/800PWSYNm8&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1071089122624716800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;December 7, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″} Some

Traffic was backing up for approximately three miles along State Highway 86 in Coachella Friday morning as road construction shut down one of two northbound traffic lanes. The construction closure was between 52nd Avenue and 50th Avenue. Southbound Highway 86 traffic was not impacted by the road work. Caltrans said the work is part of

Eye on the Desert’s Kelley Moody spoke on the phone with Madam Secretary star Erich Bergen on Thursday morning. Bergen plays Blake on the hit TV show that airs Sunday nights on CBS. “What we’ve recently seen on the show is Blake, my character, got fired from his position as the assistant to the Secretary